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T. FLETCHER.

GAS STOVE.

N0, 322,592. Patented July 21. 1.1885.

Invento Ji W Witnesses.

TATES THOMAS FLETCHER, OF \VARRINGTON, OOUN TY OF LANCASTER, ENGLAND.

GAS-STOV E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,592, dated July 21, 1885.

Application filed May 15, 1884.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, THOMAS FLEToHER, of \Varrington, in the county of Lancaster and Kingdom of Great Britain, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gas- Burners for Boiling, Grilling, Toasting, &c.,

* versed for boiling or toasting without the lar purposes.

for boiling or other like uses.

necessity of lifting the hot griddle or disturbing the cooking-vessels resting thereon, and so avoiding risk of burns or other annoyances, all of which will be fully and clearly hereinafter shown by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a'top view showing the burner in position for toasting, grilling or other simi- Fig. 2 is also a top view showing the burner turned over and in position Fig. 3 is a section through the table and supports for the burner in line X X, Fig. 2, showing also a side elevation of the burner in position; and

Fig. 4 represents a sectional elevation show ing a series of burners connected together by araek and a series of pinions, so as to operate all at once.

The burner a may have aflange or deflectorplate, a, cast upon or fixed to the body of the same, or the flange may be fixed and the burner constructed to rotate alone. I prefer to use a burner substantially as shown; but any other suitable burner may be used. It is mounted on a table, a", in suitable bearings, a Agroove, a, andapin or ring, a, (or other wellknown means) is employed to keep the burner from being drawn forward out of its bearings. Itis provided with the usual nozzle, 0, through which the gas flows to the burner, and 0 represents the openings or slits from which the flame issues. The burner is arranged so as to turn or have half of a revolution each way by means of the projecting piece 0 It is well known that when the burner is in the position shown in Fig. 2 the heat from the (N0 model.) Patented in England September 6. 1883, No. 4,284.

flame is too intense for toasting or other like purposes, and isliable to scorch or burn, but is well adapted for boiling or other similar uses.

When used for toasting or other equivalent purposes, all that is necessary to do is to turn or reverse the burner, so as to bring the bottom to the top and the frame below.

The burner is turned by means of the projecting piece 0? and a rod or other equivalent means.

Instead of the piece 0 at one end of the burner may be attached a lever or pinion gearing into a rack, by the action of which the burner may have a half-revolution imparted to it, so as to reverse the position of the flame from above to below, or the reverse. Any other equivalent device maybe employed for reversing the burner, and it may be so arranged by any well-known rack-and-pinion movement connecting a series of burners so that the whole series may be turned or reversed sim'ultaneously for instance, the rack-and-pinion movement shown in Fig. 4, in which 0 represents the rack-bar mounted in projections d in the frame, so as to be easily moved back and forth by means of the connection d", connected. by joints e e to the lever (1 which is jointedby ajoint or pin, (1 to the bracket 6 on the frame of. The racks d gear into the pinions cl". It will thus be seen that a movement of the arm (1? will operate all the burners at once.

I claim as my invention- 1. A gas-burner mounted in a suitable hear- \Vitncsses:

ALFD. CLARE,

l9 Palmyra Square, TVawin'gton. JAMES ARTHUR J AOKSON,

41 Wilson Patten St, Wal'm'ngton. 

